Pan



' May 11 ,1926.

C. JENKS ET AL PAN Filed May 15, ,1924

INVENTORS WITNESS:

Patented May 11, 1926.

UNITED STATES CHARLES JENKS AND CHRIS E. NELSON, 0F DARLING'ION, WISCONSIN.

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Application filed May 13, 1924. Serial No. 713,104.

Our present invention has reference to an undertakers and embalmers sanitary drainage pan and refuse container, and has for its object to produce a device of this character which may be readily hooked to the cooling board, couch board or morgue table and as readily removed therefrom and tightly covered and carried away in the grip of the embalmer after the embalming operation is completed.

A further object is to produce a device of this character which may be readily clamped on any part of a cooling board, morgue table or the like.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing Figure l is a front elevation of the improvement.

Figure 2 is an approximately central vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough.

Figure 3 1s a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view substantially similar to Figure 3, but showing the device in applied position.

In carrying out the invention, we make use of a container 1 that may be constructed of any desired material and which is preferably of a rectangular formation. The mouth of the container is formed of outwardly eX- tending beads 2, a reinforcing wire passing through the beads. The container is designed to be closed by a cover 3. The cover has an inner continuous flange 4 for frictional contact with the inner face of the beaded mouth of the container. The cover has hingedly connected to its top the ends of a bail or handle 5.

On its inner face, adjacent to its upper edge and at points preferably equi-distant from its ends there are secured in the container 1 longitudinally disposed socket members 6. Each of these socket members receives therethrough the straight or outer end of the substantially V-shaped portion 7 of a hook 8. In operation, the cover is removed and the hooks 8 are brought to engage with the outer edge, at any desired or convenient point on a cooling board, couch board or morgue table. After use, the cover is brought to frictionally engage with the mouth of the container, and the device is carried away by the embalmer.

By reference to Figure 3 of the drawings it will be seen that the hinged sides of the substantially U-shaped hooks will contact with one of the side walls of the container, when the hooks are swung in the container, so that the outer arms of the hoo is may be readily grasped by the operator to swing the said hooks to a position to arrange the container on the cooling board, couch board or morgue table.

As the U-shaped hooks are formed of metal rods they naturally embody an inherent resiliency that when the same are arranged in engagement with a support, the said hooks will effectively grip therewith.

By reference to Figure it will be noted that the distance between the parallel arms of the hook is only slightly greater than the thickness of the support, and as a matter of fact when the thickness of the pan and the bead 2 thereof is considered, the distance between these arms is less than the thickness of said support. As a consequence the outer arms of the hooks will exert such pressure on the support as to force the head 2 of the pan into tight frictional engagement with the support so that the pan is effectively and imn'iovably sustained thereon.

Having described the invention, claim A drainage pan for undertakers and embalmers use, comprising a substantially rectangular container and a flanged cover for frictionally engaging the mouth of the container, said container having spaced aligning sockets on one of the inner side walls thereof, substantially U-shaped hooks, each formed of a rod member having its inner arm bent to provide a substantially V-shaped' portion which is journaled one in each of the respective socket members, and whereby the hinged arms of the hooks will be arranged against the said side wall of the container when the hooks are swung therein to permit of the operator readily grasping the outer arms of the hooks to swing the same outward of the container and over a support for the container and the distance between the parallel arms of the book being such as to exert a frictional engagement between the pan and support as to immovably sustain the pan on said support.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

CHARLES J ENKS. CHRIS E. NELSON. 

